In an IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation (CP4BA) starter deployment, capabilities are enabled and configured within the Custom Resource (CR) file. Automation Decision Services (ADS) and Operational Decision Manager (ODM) are distinct capabilities that must be enabled in separate stanzas of the CR (spec.adsconfiguration and spec.odmconfiguration). Although ADS has a runtime dependency on the ODM engine for execution, the platform's deployment model requires the administrator to configure and enable them as two independent components during the installation process. This separation in the CR definition is what "installed independently" refers to in this context.

B. Content Platform Engine and Navigator

These are tightly coupled components of the "Content" capability and are configured together under a single section (spec.ecmconfiguration) in the Custom Resource.

C. Process Mining and Robotic Process Automation

While these are also installed as independent capabilities, the relationship between ODM and ADS (a direct runtime dependency despite independent installation) presents a more specific and nuanced architectural point relevant to the exam.

D. Business Automation Insights and Kafka

Kafka is a prerequisite for Business Automation Insights (BAI), not a peer capability. The CP4BA operator automatically deploys Kafka when BAI is enabled; they are not chosen independently.

1. IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation 23.0.2 Documentation

"Capabilities for starter deployments": This document lists the capabilities that can be added to a starter deployment. "Operational Decision Manager" and "Automation Decision Services" are listed as two separate

selectable items

confirming they are treated as independent for installation purposes.

Reference: IBM Documentation > IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation 23.0.2 > Installing > Installing certified Kubernetes deployments > Installing a starter deployment > Capabilities for starter deployments.

2. IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation 23.0.2 Documentation

"Automation Decision Services parameters": This reference explicitly states the runtime dependency

which highlights the distinction between runtime dependency and installation independence.

Reference: IBM Documentation > IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation 23.0.2 > Reference > Parameters > Automation Decision Services parameters. The "Overview" section notes: "Automation Decision Services relies on Operational Decision Manager for decision runtime and decision services management."

3. IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation 23.0.2 Documentation

"Checking the cluster health": The sample starter Custom Resource (icp4a-starter-cr.yaml) provided in the installation guides clearly shows distinct and separate configuration sections for spec.odmconfiguration and spec.adsconfiguration

which must be independently set to true to be installed.

Reference: IBM Documentation > IBM Cloud Pak for Business Automation 23.0.2 > Installing > Post-installation tasks > Checking the cluster health. (This page and related installation pages show examples of the CR structure).